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Coalition Answers Libyan People's Call, Flournoy Says

12:00 AM3/20/2011
Operation Odyssey Dawn is a coalition effort responding to the calls of the Libyan people, Arab nations and the international community as a whole, the undersecretary of defense for policy said today.

In a BBC interview, Michele
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Strikes Degrade Libya's Defenses, but Threats Remain

12:00 AM3/20/2011
While the attacks on Libya's integrated air and missile defense system have been successful, thousands of anti-aircraft artillery emplacements and portable missile launchers still pose threats to coalition air crews, the director of the Joint
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Overview of 1st Day of U.S. Operations to Enforce UN Resolution 1973 Over Libya

12:00 AM3/20/2011
U.S. military forces are conducting military operations in support of the multi-national effort to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which authorizes all
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Mullen Says No-fly Zone 'Effectively in Place'

12:00 AM3/20/2011
Initial operations in Libya have been very effective, with French, British and U.S. air strikes crippling Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's capabilities, the U.S. military's top-ranking officer said today.

Speaking on CNN's
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STATEMENT: AFRICOM Commander on Commencement of Military Strikes in Libya

12:00 AM3/19/2011
Also available: General Carter Ham's statement translated to French and
Arabic.

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International Coalition Strikes at Libyan Military

12:00 AM3/19/2011
President Obama said March 19, 2011, that U.S. Navy and coalition ships and submarines have launched missiles against Libyan military forces to support an international coalition to stop attacks on Libyan civilians.

Obama told
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Coalition Launches 'Odyssey Dawn' to Implement Libya No-fly Zone

12:00 AM3/19/2011
Coalition forces launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19, 2011, to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country's ruler.

The goal of the military coalition is to prevent
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COMMUNIQUE: Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People

12:00 AM3/19/2011
[Following is the text released by the U.S. Department of State of the Communique of the Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People.]

At the invitation of President of the French Republic, M. Nicolas SARKOZY, Mr. Ban Ki
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U.S., Allies to Enforce U.N. Security Resolution on Libya

12:00 AM3/19/2011
The United States military will work with NATO and Arab League allies to stop Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi from killing his own people, President Barack Obama said in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2011.

On March 17, the U.N. Security
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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton Donates DOD-Funded Ambulance to the Tunisian Red Crescent Society

12:00 AM3/19/2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Tunisia on March 17, 2011 to donate the first of two ambulances to the Tunisian Red Crescent Volunteer Training Center.

U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian Assistance
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TRANSCRIPT: Obama Warns Libya to Comply with U.N. Resolution 1973 or Face International Force

12:00 AM3/18/2011
President Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Defense to coordinate planning with international partners for possible international military action if Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi does not comply with the terms of U.N. Security Council
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U.N. Security Council Approves No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/18/2011
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution March 17, 2011 authorizing international action to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and take "all measures necessary" to protect civilians from attacks by the Libyan military forces.
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U.N. Security Council Approves No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/17/2011
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution March 17, 2011, authorizing international action to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and take "all measures necessary" to protect civilians from attacks by the Libyan military forces.

The
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Personnel Recovery Task Force Practices Rescue Mission in Exercise

12:00 AM3/17/2011
A group of Air Force pararescuemen and an Army site security team practiced conducting a rescue mission for survivors of an aircraft crash near Djibouti as part of an exercise scenario, February 26, 2011.

Complete with actors
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Personnel recovery task force rescues aircrew in exercise

12:00 AM3/17/2011
DJIBOUTI --A group of Air Force pararescuemen and an Army site security team conducted a rescue mission for survivors of an aircraft crash near Djibouti Feb. 26.
The disaster was part of an exercise scenario, but the response was anything
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Volunteers, Students 'Break Bread' in Arta

12:00 AM3/16/2011
Beginning March 12, 2011 students from the Arta Culinary School began hosting the Djibouti Civil Affair Volunteer (CAV) team from Camp Lemonnier for four consecutive Saturdays for a cultural culinary exchange.

The dishes prepared are
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New Radar System Improves Nigerian Maritime Capability

12:00 AM3/15/2011
The Nigerian Navy completed a training program for selected officers on the new surface surveillance system, the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC), on March 4, 2011.

The U.S. Navy-funded coastal surveillance program uses an
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Stuttgart Community Spouses Club Annual Spring Bazaar

12:00 AM3/15/2011
The annual SCSC (Stuttgart Community Spouses Club) Spring Bazaar is a popular community-wide event that takes place on Friday, March 18, from 1000-2000, Saturday, March 19th from 1000-1900, and Sunday, March 20th from 1000-1600 on Patch Barracks.
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New Kelley Barracks Health Clinic

12:00 AM3/15/2011
The new Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Barracks will begin seeing patients, on Monday, 28 March 2011. This is a big quality of life improvement for AFRICOM and our Kelley Barracks-based Community. Your awareness and use of this new
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Pentagon Official Discusses Libya No-Fly Zone

12:00 AM3/15/2011
AFRICOM PAO Note: Since March 5, U.S. military transport aircraft have flown nearly 1,000 Egyptians from the Tunisian-Libyan border to Egypt. The latest flight occurred March 13, when a U.S. Air Force C-130J transported 79 Egyptian men, women
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